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While postulating a French universe, my brain voted that Bill Gates should become Bill Gateaux.
What term or short-phrase would one use to describe the word 'Gateaux', relative to 'Gates', where the ...

I have seen many questions here and there about programmer , coder and developer .
like programmer vs coder vs developer e.t.c. All these words are having slightly different meaning . Can we describe ...

I am not a native English speaker and currently writing on a scientific journal. In my paper, I want to explain a fundamental difference when comparing my idea with other methods. I need a synonym for ...

My friend put on a gown and then started twirling and moving around. The dress started to swirl around...
I want to eloquently explain this. Can someone please help me with this?
"My friend started ...

I’m trying to determine the visual expression of ‘imbibing,’ with the presumption it describes a particular attitude or energy in the act of drinking. (I make this presumption because it gives reason ...

Imagine you are at a debate on a controversial topic. One of the speakers presents her case straightforwardly and with conviction; there is no doubting her stance on the issue. At the same time, you ...

It seems argument has a negative connotation, almost like bickering. What about argumentative?
How to favorably describe a person who doesn't take things at face value but rather debate on veracity ...

A team can be 'home' or 'away' - but what is this status called?
At first I thought 'location' or 'venue' but this isn't right - the location is singular and the basis of what determines the 'home' ...

Looking for a non-crappy way of describing someone doing that washing hand motion you do to clear your hands of dust or dirt, but without saying 'washing hand motion'. I feel like there's a good way ...

And if they do it, they take 6 months rather than the 6 days he said he could but not necessarily specified that he would?
My husband is a tow truck driver, so he barely has spare time as it is. He ...

In several languages, there is a specific, usually rather derogatory word for students of the humanities. Would it be necessary to stick to 'arts students' or 'humanities students' to point out these ...

I periodically get emails inviting me to a "free" lunch for the purpose of hearing a sales pitch. Multiple times these invitations have included some quip such as "See? There is such thing as a free ...

Got extremely annoyed today.
But that's not the word I was looking for.
I had to deliver a case of bottled water to some friends living in another dorm in our college. I have to tell you, the sound ...

http://youtu.be/a9GgU3hzGGw?t=1m54s
In the following video, a talk host watches an acting performance, and refers to the actor as a "garden shed".
I've never heard that expression before. I am also ...

What do you call someone who always talks a situation in their favor?
For example, Tom tells Mary that she has a piece of meat stuck in between her teeth. Mary replies "Oh I purposely left it there". ...

Traditionally mathematical operators are either prefix, postfix or infix. All the three forms of notation are equivalent and can be converted from one to another.
Formal systems such as programming ...

I've seen the following word used in a book about the history of writing, referring to a list of descriptive words written in 1900.
Vitative(ness) is not in my Oxford dictionary, nor dictionary.com.
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